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THE DAILY EXAMINER.

MAY 5,

L883,

Editorial Notes.

Editor Hawke writes: That's just where

**T am in jail.” he wanted to be.

The Government has decided to locate the Manitoba Experimental Farm at Bran don.

The Government is making an_ effort to have the adjournment of Parliament take place on the 23rd May.

The Press says that atrust, to be known as the Great New York Newspaper Trast, Pool and Combine, has been formed by the World, Times, Tri and Sun.

—The Canadian Government's decision to introduce a new loan bill is regarded in London as natural and prudent. Canada’s credit never stood so high as now, and she certainly be able to negotiate a more favorable terms than ever

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will here on before.

General Boulanger has written a letter protesting against the warlike ideas that have been attributed to him. He wishes, now, he says, to declare distinctly before France and Europe that Democratic France is being maligned by being credited with thoughts of to which he has ever been and still remains resolutely op- posed.

- The C. P. R. Company's earnings and expenses for March, 1588, were as follows : earnings, $968,523; working ° ex-

agcression,

Gross

penses, $799,532; net profits, $167,991. In March, 1887, there was a net pront of $51,933. For the three months ending

he figures are as follows: working ex-

March 31, 1888,

t Gross earnings, $2,607,023 ;

peuses, $2.369.524 profi 3, $238,19%). For the three s ending March 31, [387, there wasa! profit of $5,997.

— Replying I Kimb r, the Lord Advocat irreat Britain Stated that the Crovel prepared to acdvaneé £10,000 el i Crofters to Canada in vdlit ie raised privately. £120 \ a each family, a pay able in ‘ beginning in the 4ifth year and a gage taken on the free rants and chatt! e money to be under the i y] board who would re- present the Im | and Canadian Govern- lit

fhe enorn 1s ext if ol the commerce

{t ¢ lay | rated nthe statis- e | Hong Kong for 1887,

which show tha 7.099 steamers, sailing vessels and junk in aggragate tonnage Or 6,401,137. en re id ring the year , 23,- VS with a n fas 352,830, were from

nd 889, with a tonnage

e Canton river. The e Macao river, of Siam, Japan and Cochin-China,.besides that of India, Great Britain and the Continent of Europe, add important items to this enormous vol- ume of trade.

— Having clamored for the immediate cessation of the protection of the C. P. R. from foreign competition, the Globe is now utterly disgusted because what it professed to desire has come tu pass. It says: ‘That monopoly would expire by efflux of timé in thirteen years from now, and there is no pressing reason why the country should guarantee $15,000,000 of bends _ in order to terminate it now.” As the Empire remarks: ‘The Grits howled till the time was shortened, and now they are wailing because it has -been shortened.”

The public celebration of General Grant’s birthday, April 27th, which was inaugurated this year, promises to inérease in popularity as the years go on. The fact that Grant’s last days were troublous has not, says the Toronto Empire, dimmed his fame or effaced his services from ‘the memories of the people. A number of the Confederate,generals have expressed their entire willingness to participate in any pub- lic honors paid to Grant’s name. The de- feated Southern generals never looked with any favor upon the tendency to depreciate Grant which developed itself after the war was over. They knew it was a poor com- pliment to the South to say that it had been overcome by any buta very great military genius.

P = > ’ > fF 1,055,939,

trade of th

‘** There is,” says the Toronto Empire, an ample supply of good material among the Conservative members, if their services in the Cabinet were required, men who are more than a match for their opponents. As long as the Conservative party can coim- mand the services in the Commons of such public men as Mr. Dalton McCarthy, Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Hagyart, Mr. Kirkpatrick Mr. Adam Brown, Mr. Curran, Mr. Colby, Dr. Ferguson, Mr. Girouard, Mr. Landry, Mr. Peter White, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Desjardins, Prof. Weldon, Mr. Keuny of Halifax, and many’ others who might~be named, there will always be abundant ma terial for forming a first-class Liberal-Conser- vative government, if nota single member of the present Government were to remain.

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Even were this not so, we might remark that ability of the first order is not needed to keep the Opposition where they are. Whether invalid or in vigorous he alth, young or aged, experienced or-in experi- enced, the lLiberal-Conservative leaders will be able to hold their own with the

young men, the old men, or the old women ff the Grit party om account of having’a detinite policy supported by the peorle of

Canada

The New Cathedral fund.

cathedral - é6m- ive purchased from the . Dominion

The Church of Eoeland

petientiary building mid rroun ls Tul vile lin of $10,000, the stone in which is to be used in the con- struction of the Cathedral. The building

2 1? 7 ; , ® , Willi be taken down during the present year.

a ‘our ‘ moar! ; Bishop Court ne y*® popuiarity in Boston

was of no uncommon ordér. A wealthy .

lady of his congregation on the eve of his departure vave him a cheque for $10,006 A and had previous y given him t lea e of a residence free for a number of years. Ir is

said also that an American lady ‘caine out from England for the “express “purpose of seeing the consecration, and on arrival here found a dispatch from the States stating that her sister was very ill, so she-had to so rghton. An elderly lady, Miss Jay, wo cine from Boston, presented’ him oom Be bishop’s vestments and ring. | yy - ne the Herald,

aul's, Boston, _,resented

Bishop Courtu r h $2.6 Y ey with $2 500 tow ard cathedral building fund. a eae

THE DAILY ¥

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In France the disturbing element is General Boulanger. He was elected on Sunday, 15th April, by an enormous majority of over 100,000. What is Boulangerism? Those wh@ voted for the General in the Norde, hardly afford a clue to the solution of the question, except so far as they prove to be Adullamites of many and various hues. His plan seems to be to wait upon the course of events ; and in the present state of parties in France it would seem that the wisest course for a man who aims at power is to hide from friend and foe his own preconceived ideas, so that he may be ready to seize, at the most favor- able moment, the most popular cry, and on that to ride to success. This would not be the act of a statesman, but there are very few statesmen in France, nothing is to be found in the Legislature but mere poli- ticians. Unfortunately, too, his course of conduct is about the worst thing that could happen for France, for if she is preparing for a leap in the dark, in spite of former experiences, she must be prepared to pass through another chaotic period before she can get her best men shaken up to the surface.

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The following Euphemisms for death and dying may be interesting tosome of your readers :

‘To shuffle off this mortal coil.’’ (Hamlet. )

‘*The bourne from whence no traveller re- turns.” “ (Hamlet. )

‘* Their going hence.” (King Lear.)

‘* Betwixt them and the gate was a_ river; but there was no bridge to go over, and the river was very deep.” (Bunyan’s Pilgrim's Progress. )

‘**One from whose hands you ways escape.” (Cowper.)

** Hidden sleep.” (C. F. Alexander ; Burial of Mose g, )

‘The Land of forgetfulness.” (Boswell’s Life of Johnson. )

‘<The dark house.” (Lord Macaulay.)

‘* Gone to salute the rising morn.” (Gray.)

‘**An unsarveyed land, an unarranged (Faber. )

‘*One who would take no . denial.” (Spur- geon: Sermon on death of Prince Ledpold.)

‘To find Asgard.” (C. Kingsley : Hypatia, cap. ill}

‘* The long home.” (Eccles x11. 5.)

**To go hence and be no more.” (Ps. XX xIx 13.)

‘* Return to earth.” (Ps. cxtiv, €)

**Slept with his fathers,” (occurs 35 times in the Old Testament. )

** Go down into silence.’’ (Ps. cxv. 17.)

‘* That dark inn, the grave.” (Sir W. Seott:; Lord of tlie Isles, v1> 26. ) ,

‘*Sleep the sleep that knows neo waking.” (Sir W. Scott.)

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| have several more noted in’ my com- mon place book, but I cannot give. the origiu of them, nor the author.

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One of the most curious documents is what purports to be and is believed to "be a copy of the judicial sentence passed by Pontius Pilate; the Roman Governor, upon our Blessed Saviour, To-those who know of the great care and particularity with which all judgments in the Roman courts were recorded and sent to the Imperial city, it is not at all surprising that so important a sentence should have been preserved. -Tho original is not now extant, but severel copies ‘of very great antiquity have been discovered at different places, and. all exactly agreeing. ne copy discovered a thousand years ago, is pveseryed in the Chapelo Caserta at Naples. Another copy is now in’ the possession of Lord Howard. I give a translation of it :

‘* Sentence pronounced by Pontius Pilate, Intendant of Lower Galilee, that JESVS of Nazareth shall suffer death by the cross. In the 17th year of the reign of the - Emperor Tiberius, and on the 25th-of March, in the city of Jerusalem, during the Pontificate of Annas and Cajaphas, Pontius Pilate, Intend- ant of the province of Lower Galilee, sitting in judgment in the . presidentia] chair of . the Praetor, sentences JESVS _ of Nazareth to death on a cross between 2 robbers, as the numerous testimonies of the people prove that—]. JESVS is a mis-

leader. 2. He has excited the people to sedi- tion. 3. He is an enemy tothe laws. 4. He eallg himself the Son of cop. 5. He calls

himself falsely the King of Israel. 6: He went to the temple, followed by a multitude, carrying palms in their hands, Jt likewise orders the first centurion, Quirilius’ Cornelis, to bring Him tothe place of execution, and forbids all persons, rich or poor, to prevent the execution of JESVS. The witnesses who have signed the execution against JESVS are

-1, Daniel Robani, a Pharisee ; 2, John Zoro- babel ; 3, Raphael Robani ; 4, Capet. Finally it orders that the said JESVS be taken out of Jerusalem through the gate of Toarnea.”

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In seven weeks re. now we shall have our longest day—2lst June—which will be 15 hiours and 55 minutes long. At Berlin and London the longest day has sixteen hours and a half, at Stockholm it has-eight- een and a half hours; at Haniburg severteen hours, and the shortést seven; at St. Petersburg, the longest day has nineteen, and the shortest five hours; at Tornia, in Finland, the longest day has twenty-one hours and a half, and the shortest two hours and a half ; at Wanderhus, in Nor- way, the day lasts from the 2Ist of May to the 22nd of July; and at Spitzbergen the longest day-is eighty-four hours.

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r + Everybody. knows. what is meant by a ‘‘ silver wedding” and a ** golden wedding,” but comparatively few know the entire list of quiuquennial anniversaries. 1 therefore give a list of them : lst anniversary, Iron ee

5th W ooden. 10th 6 Tin 15th 7 Crystal, 20th 7 China. 25th 3 Silver. 30th. “6 Cotton. sdth sty Linen. 40th re Woolen. 45th re Silk. 50ih * Golden. 75th = Diamond.

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It may be interesting to note that the expression, ‘‘ the skin of my teeth;” which by many is regarded as vulgar slang, has really the high classical authority of the Bible, It is Job (ix, 20) who exclaims, in his anguish, *‘ I am escaped with ~ the skin of my’ teeth!” Such common sayings, as ‘God tenipers the wind to the shorn lamb,”* “*pouring oil on the - troubled waters,” are Pappored to be in the Bible, though not so. ut there may be some persons who, in using the expression of hanging on, or being saved ‘ by the skin of their teeth,” do not know the high authority for. its use.

Ta finest assortment of hats ever shown in the city, English and French make.— McLeod & oo eo

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Rev. James Simpson in Reply te the * Guardian. ”

To the Editor of The Examiner :

Dear Sir,—I have sent the enclosed correspondence to the Island Guardian for publication. Will you oblige me by insert- ing it in your issue of to-day /

Yours faithfully, JAMES SIMPSON.

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To the Editor of the Island Guardian :

Srr,-—As you have devoted a good deal of your space lately to the consideration of some words I was reported to have used at the execution of William Millman, will you oblige me by publishing the following correspondence ?

I have no intention of entering into controversy with you, or of making any apology for Catholic truth and practice which have stood for nineteen centuries; but as you have made a good deal of capital out of a number of misrepresentations, allow ine to state:

(1) The words I used on the scaffold, as reported in THe Examiner, were not accurate in every respect. In saying this,I do not attribute to the reporter any in- tentional error.. Newspaper reporters, like newspaper editors, sometimes make mis- takes,

({f) I never possessed a copy of the ‘*Vade Mecum,” and I never recommend- ed any one to use it.

(111) Inever, either publicly or privately, invoked either saints.or angels, nor have I any inclination to worship images or crosses.

I leave it to the public to judge whether they will take my word _ for this, or the word of the ‘* seven ine” who were debased enough to witness an eXecution

so, and malevolent enough to attack a clergyman whom even the hardest hearted. might have felt, had enough to{suffer from the painful. position in which he was

placed. The sympathy I have received from both Catholics and Protestants, lately, leads me to believe that | am not

quite without friends'in Charlottetown.

There is nolie calculated, to do» more harm than that lie which contains a certain amount of truth; and there was just sufficient truth in the false statements of the Guardian to render them most mis- chievous and misleading.

The directors of the Jsland Guardian are no doubt gentlemen of respectability, who, I am informed, have achieved a measure of success in the various secular callings whieh they have adopted ; but the idea of their possessing authority to call me to account for my theological opinions or my ecclesias- tical practices is too absurd for serious; consideration.

Yours, &c., James. SiMPsoN.

Hairax, April 27th, 1888.

Fo the Right Reverend,:the’ Lord Bishop of

Nova Scotia.” ~

My Lorp,—At the execution of William Milltnan, in the Charlottetown Jail, on the 10th inst., I said the following committal :

**The Glorious Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the -mighty interces- sions of the Mother of God and all the Saints, be etween thee and thy Bhostly enemies at this the hour of thy: departures and thé biess+ ing of God,” &c., &e.

7 consequence of this I have been charged” with ‘invoking the Virgin Mary, and making requests to her, thereby acting disloyally to the Church of England.

I beg, therefore, to lay the matter before Your Lordship, requesting that I may be allowed to publish this letter and your reply.

Believe me, Your Lordship’s obedient servant, . . JAMES SIMPSON.

Haxivax, 36th April, 1888.

My Dear Srr,—The words which you quote in your note of 27th inst., are not an in- vocation of the Blessed Virgln Mary, and therefore in using them you have not laid yourself open to the charge, which you say. has been brought against you, of acting disloyally to the Church of England.

The Church has not, so far as 1 am aware, asserted oy taught thatthe children of God in the invisible world céase to pray for those on earth, or that such prayers are less effjca- cious than those which we offer for one an- other ; and therefore the pious desire and aspiration that the whole of such prayers might be an aid to a criminal at the point of death for the defeating of his spiritual foes, is not other than right and fitting. The one thing which, in my judgment, is liable to misconception, on the part. of -hasty and ignorant Rersgns, is the special mention of the ‘ intercessions of the Mother of God,” which, to such people, might seem to imply an as- sumption of the. Mediatorship of. our Blessed Lord, and an infringement of His right ‘* who ever liveth to make intercession for us.” While, therefore,.1 do not think yon justly open to blame for the use of such a phrase, I would, if. I were you, avoid it on any other occasion, as being likely to cause you to be misunderstood and wrongfully accused,

I cannot close this letter without expressing to you my sincere sympathy with you jn the discharge of so painfula duty as the attend- ing upon and, ministering toa man condemn- ed to die, and my regret that any one should have felt called upon to accuse you, at such a trying time, of disloyalty to the Church of which youare a hard-worknig and earnest servant.

I remain, Yours very taithfully, F. Noya Scorta, Rev. James Simpson, ;

St. Peter's Clergy House,

Charlottetown, P. E. Island.

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est River.

Sir,—It is at present almost impossible to travel to market with loads or even light vehicles, hence ,the greater necessity for steamers to ply regularly and promptly. On Friday last the Southport made a. trip to McEwen’s and Shaw’s wharves, aud brought a large number of passengers’and freight to market. Her Captain (Me- Dougall) announced that the steamer would not go to those places again on Friday, but without notice of any kind {the South- port called at McEwen’s ; and Shaw’s wharves, and as might be expected, very few passengers had any knowledge of her trip, and, therefore, besides disappointing a large section of country, her freight and passengers to-day were very meagre indeed. Who is responsible ?

Yours, Wesr River.

_ May 4, 1888. . “(Oar correspondent should: remember

when there was no necessity for them to do }

has not been possible to make definite ar- rangements for the running of the South- port, and that it is very easy to find fault. It is not likely that he or any one else will have further cause for complaint on ac-

running of the boat. ]

Voice Culture a Specialty.

ME: J.D. MARTIN, Organist and Choirmaster in St. Paul’s Church, is now prepared to receive Pupils in the above branches of Musical Study. In addition to the above, Mr. Martia in- tends i Ae early date a SINGING CLASS F 4 ;

For terms, ete., apply at Residence, FITZROY STREET, or to Mr. C, P. FLETCHER, Queen Street. lyr dy eod—may5

STEAMER ELDON.

GTEA MER ELDON will leave Queen's Wharf on TUESDAY MORNING, May 8th, at 10 Wood Islands and

o'clock, for Murray Harbor, Little Sands.

Freight received Monday, and up to time of sailing Tuesday, by

et W. W. CLARKE,

, Agent. Ch’town, May 5th, 1888—dy 2i

For Sale, or to Rent for a Term of Years.

THAT very desirable Property known as “MARY FIELD,” situate on the — peed. pooune the property of Malcolm Mc- » 18q. a

This Property consists. of Six Acres.of Land, including a Garden and Orchard wel} stocked with Fruit Trees of superior quality. Four Acres of the Land will be t 5" na under Hay. On the premises is a Dwelling House in thorough repair, eontaining eight rooms, with large Kitchen at- tached. A new wire fence will putup this spring. On the premises is a never-failing wel! of

water. For further particulars apply to J. G. ECKSTANPT,

may5—-tf ' St. Vincent’s Nursery.

BUILDING LOTS

For Sale at Auction.

I am instructed by Messrs. Carvell Brothers, to sell by Publie Auction,

ON WEDNESDAY, 9th MAY, INST,

AT 12 O'CLOCK, NOON,

Those Two Vasant Lots, Situate on the Ry A Se Park Road

TERMS AT SALE, A. McNEILL,

Auctioneer.

P. E. ISLAND RAILWAY. ; NOTICE. ON and after MONDAY, 7th May, instant,

9. 10 Train will leave Cape Traverse at 6.45 a. m., as per Time Table.

J. UNSWORTH, Superintendent.

may5—sat mon tues

9 és P33 ~ Rajlway Office, BOS Charlottetown, May 4, 1883, mayi—4i‘ wy psilw --

Family Residence.

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: ‘THE Subscriber offers for sale his well known . and desirable Residence on Prince Street. The House is in-good condition; the rooms are large, airy and well ventilated. For cohvenience and situation it is unstirpassed in the city, | For further particulars Le JOHN HIGGINS,

mayi—tf Prince Street.

——_— BOSTON DIRECT,

—BY THE—

Boston, Halifax and Prince Edward Island Steamship Line,

THE ONLY DIRECT LINE WITHOUT CHANGE.

Charlottetown to Boston.

THE staunch and commodious Steamships

CARROLL and WORCESTER, having been thorouvhly refurnished and put into first-class condition in every particular, will, during the Season of 1888, run as follows, commencing with

The Carroll, on Saturday, 5th May.

One of these vessels will leave Boston for Charlottetown every SATURDA Y, at noon ; and Charlottetown for Boston every THURSDAY, at 6 o'clock, p. m,

Excelient Passenger Accommodation! Low Rates! "

FARES-—First-class Passage Berth in well- furnished Cabin, $6.50; Stateroom Berth, $8.50. Lowest rates for Freight, which is always care- fully handled.

CARVELL BROTHERS, Agents, Charlottetown. HARRISON LORING, Managing Directcr and Treasurer, Lewis’ Wharf, Boston.

Ch’town, May 3, 1888—pat sum jour

SYDNEY COAL.

NOW LANDING:

A Cargo of Sydney Coal,

C, L¥ONS.

may3—3i pat

Lobster Fishermen !

WANTED, Ten Good Lobster Fishermen. Apply to

HORACE HASZARD.

Coal! Coal!

Cargo of Acadia Mine Round

Also, Cargo Acadia Nut, NOW LANDING AT McMILLAN S DEPOT.

that it is yet so eurly in the season that it

SATURDAY, MAY

PIANO, ORGAN, SINGING. '

5, 1888.

Mens’ and

250 MENS’ SUITS

to clear.

see this Stock.

Ch’town, April 5, 1888—dy & wky

HATS. GLOTHING & TRUNKS.

count of want of information as to the.

:o— —

J. B. MACDONALD

—IS SHOWING A FINE STOCK OF—

Boys’ Felt Hats,

Imported late last Fall, selling at Low Prices.

0 oiccnen aie

CLOTHING.

(Worsted and Tweeds), and a lot of

separate COATS, PANTS and VESTS, selling at Great Bargains

—-—— 0

TRUNKS.

Five Hundred and Fifty Trunks, all sizes, from Fifty Cents to Six Dollars, best assortment in Town.

Don’t buy until you

J. B. MeDOAtLD,

QUEEN STRERT.

WE HAVE OVER

Newest

Charlottetown, March 12, 1888.

Patterns and

mn

Paper HangTngS Hor this Seas,

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Our Immense Stock of Room Paper is now ready for sale.

30,000 ROLLS ON HAND,

Bought ia England, Scotland, United States and Canada, sa

Lowest Prices.

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70; ‘

en 6 tem en wee et :

Staple & Fancy Dey Goods, Carpets & Gil Cloths

VERY CHEAP

PERKINS & STERNS’,

——

A Sale

Dress Goods, Silks,

Laces, and

~

Kid Gloves,

Hosiery,

&e., Ke.

April 4, 1888—dy & wky

——————_—————— a

JAMES PATON & G8.

Market Square.

HOUSE FURNISHINGS, &.,

Carpets and Oil Cloths,

CURTAINS, IN SILK AND TAPESTRY, Curtain Poles and Fittings Complete,

Embroideries, Wi SHADES & SPRING ROLLERS,

Room Paper in Every Quality,

From Four Centa a Roll upward,

GILRAYS PATENT CORTAIN STRETCHER.

Every Housekeeper should have a Set.

JAMES PATON & CO.,

BROWN’S BLOCK.

now turn out NEATER,

ever. Every Pair Warranted.

ealing with us.

and Goat,

may2—4y 1 R. MUMILUAN.

February 98, [888—eod_& wky_

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20:

ETTER FITTING AN) WEARING BOOTS than

FOREIGN MAKE.—We import from Canada and the United States the latest styles in

Ladies’ and Gents’ Boots, Shoes, B . Buying i a, for cash, is cuales a sell ee a d Rubbers Buy ing in large

ou do not require a heavy purse whea

SHOEMAKERS, ATTENTION

CUSTOM SOLE LEATHER by the Side, 24 cents per lb, Kip, Grain, French Calf

Awls, Welts, Shoe Thread, Heel Ink, Dressi i ae Bristles, Nails, Eyelets, English Tops, &c. ; aeheae tases Uiticies ter oe ~~

use, and buying them in large quantities, we can afford to sell cheaper than any in the trade.

As we have to keep these articles for our own

GOFF BROS.,

Successors to Dorsey, Goff & Co,

A SMOG FeCl,

Wits Improved Premises, Experienced Workmen, sNew Lasts, Better Leather, we

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